Netdiver Mag

Time Space Everything by Marius Bauer

“Good design delivers one message”. That´s one of the key parameters for this projects. If you can deliver one message very clearly, your design is functional. Where art leaves interpretation and discusion. They wanted to bring those two disciplines together and I think you can see it quite well in Time Space Everything.

Wallpapers – t-shirts – book available via Systemkings.

This morning I am stricken and saddened. Just read the news that Arnaud Mercier aka Elixir Studio (about 12-13 yrs ago) has passed. Founding partner of Area17 (also refers to the optical cortex of the brain where visual data is received, patterns are recognized and images are formulated. This is not a coincidence) have issued this message.

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Addendum: Area17 released a short summary of what happened.

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He was a pioneer, visionary and his talent will be greatly missed in the design community. Through the years always supported his career and efforts. What a loss. I am so sad.

Follows a little homage to a great designer.

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Meet Arnaud Mercier, art direction and embark on a voyage into a breath taking sweeping view of a one of a kind portfolio.

At Elixir Studio you discover his unique style, his jaw dropping pictures and flash storyboards that which makes Arnaud an accomplished master communication designer.

Best of the Year (BOTY) recipient in 2002.

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From the *subway* experiment to interface designs for Blastradius studio and reknown clients, each work is different and extensive. Such profound thought is given to visual placement for navigation and text as well as branding integration… one very well should spend lots of time, learning from him.

Don’t miss his ‘Journey on flash movie’ and watch how the frames unfold. I must have watched it about x4 times!

But there is more! Be it picture montages, print design, logotypes or design stills, there is not one single entry that is boring.

Another of his quality is understanding chromatics. The play of color, the contrast, these little bits of numbers and arrows, though a style that is much in used… sorry but not with this kind of subtlety!

I bet even his discarded work would be worth seeing.

Now, can somebody book this guy to publish his own work? Wish I could ’cause I would.

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circa: 1999-2000

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Arnaud Mercier is now operating under AREA17.

circa: February 2002

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Where do great talent go? At AREA17, home of extra prolific creative execution master Arnaud Mercier (who was listed as a design forte recipient back in 2002) et al.

Luckily for us, most of his outstanding past work is still available for viewing.

Now what do you think of the information tree-like navigation?

Again, LUV his work!

circa: December 2006

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AREA17 located in both Paris and New York, founded by Arnaud Mercier have a new website.. Anyhow, they have a tagline that pretty much summarize their approach:

We believe websites can change people’s lives.. is that crazy?

circa: March 2010

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He is also the founder of these 3 services which highlight his personality, temparement and interests. He was aiming at facilitating human interactions in art, career and commerce.

Subfolio – customizable web interface to your file system

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Krrb – connect with your neighbors in-person commerce

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Slash – a mobile / online contemporary art agenda

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Sooo grateful to have found a repository of large graphics of his early work. There are much more – follow link below to see.

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via: Graphic ExchanGE

If you’re on Google+ I have shared my ‘Designistic’ circle with you for design / creativity / inspiration news.

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Quote: Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does – William James

via: Poster designed by Jonny Delap.

Stereohype announced this year’s button badge design competition winners (and runners-up) of their 7th annual competition.

The Intergalactic Social Network Wars by Jayga Rayn

The battleground is the way most of us communicate every day: social media. Facebook has become gargantuan after usurping Myspace, but Twitter has grown rapidly with its celebrity endorsement and Google+ has finally given Google a real foothold in the market after many failed attempts.

Last week, Mark Zuckerberg got on stage for Facebook’s yearly F8 developers conference and proceeded to drop technological bombs like he was a rapper announcing a new mixtape or a certain hair line challenged basketball player announcing his free agency intentions.

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View the Timeline demo.

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via: Olivier Charland / Rouge

Remember the co-creation article I shared? As a ‘why’ person – I am reaping insight in the white paper in ref w/ co-creation = sharing (insight, tips, direction, etc) in view of a project I’m working on.

Admission of ignorance here.. No one owns all knowledge – ain’t that why the net work = net worth w/ the right people around us to watch / tutor / correct? Here is an addendum passed on by Matt Legrand.

Design Thinking Is A Failed Experiment. So What’s Next? by Bruce Nussbaum.

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Major renovations and construction happening in and outside our building – noise level? You don’t want to know. Will be working off-site for the next 2 weeks.

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via: The Lollipop Shoppe one of my all times fav Eames design: the Rocking Chair

Anyone heard of the co-creation principle? The Spirit of Co-creation (Risk-Managed Creativity for Business) white paper by Sense Worldwide – free to download as .pdf.

This is what I’m currently reading and suggest you do too – it’s an eye-opener about the ‘sharing’ future.

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Illustration via: USOTA content / capacity